American cancer patient, 35, who has been married to a British man for 12 years claims she is being 'treated like a murderer' after being held in a detention centre for two weeks since her visa ran out

Couple married in the US in 2004 but moved to Britain three years later

She has since been diagnosed with cancer and failed to renew her visa

The 35-year-old has now been detained and faces deportation to the US

She said of her husband: 'We are truly in love yet are being ripped apart'